Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-06-23
FIFTY YEARS A FIGURE
HEAD.

England this week Is quaklng
with enthusiasm over the ceiehra-
ton of the Queens Jubilee, which
closes her half century reign over
Great Britain and the numerous
territory upon which England has
fastened her grip during the past
two hundred years. The Britisher
is taught from his cradle to sing
God Save the Queen" and there
10 an Unborn, inter.bred respect for
Her Majesty" before whom all
England bends the knee IN adora-
tion.
Locking from an American
standpoint the reign of Queen Vic
terra. stripped of the elamor, which
dependent aristoeracy, hired poets
and historians have thrown around
it, Is nothing more than fifty years
Of misrule such as the earth has
seldom ever witnessed since the
days Of civilization dawned in the
old world.
England under the rule Of Vic
terra has been noted as q nation
for the erasplng prspensIties which
marked Victoria's private character
as . Queen. The hand of ENGLAND
has ever reached out for the acqui-
sition of new territory. Whenever
q nation was in the dust of humili-
alton and distress, England has al
ways been on hand to plant the
heel Of oppression and the flag of
St. George.
Hers has ever been the conquest
of brutal might over weakness,
hunger and nakedness. No land
under the sun weaker than England
has been safe from its eucroaches.
Her bayonets glittcred in Africa as
they met the naked breast of the
Zulu, and her massive guns blew
the half starved Sepoys in air, in
India. England has not during the
reign of Victoria dared to meet a
single equal match in battle. Her
armies have fought savages and
half breeds and pitted the Wool
witch Arsenal against the bows and
spears of Hottentots and barbara
ans.
When British subject is insult
ed in South Africa, a feet and an
army hastens to avenge the insult
and make an excuse to acquire
more territory, but when the Rus
sian Bear lifts its broad paw and
plants a slap on the face of the
English Cabinet that resounds
around the world, the blow is not
resented and that miserable cadav-
erous, toothless, stumped tail beast
that they call the British Lion
crawls into IT'S kennel at Westmin-
ster and bowls dismally.
During the 30 years of Victoria
reign the working classes of Eng
land have been bled to support {
lascivious aristocracy. rotten with
crime and intrigue. and family o.
royal rakes and mendicants whc
with riotous living and debauchery
public and private, have piled VI
and are still piling up a debt o
millions. Misrule and crime, will
its weakling progeny of pauper
ism seems the main result OF thi
rule of Fifty years, while the back
ground of this sad and sombre pic
ture is the madness and despair o
Ireland with its tenantless childrel
weeping upon the bleak and barrel
hillsides, It's blazing cottages ant
the minions Of Victoria waving tn
torch of the Eviction law over TIL
hearthstones of the oppressed.
During the reign of Queen Vic
toria statistics show that one mi
lion FIVE hundred thousand peopl
starved 10 death in Ireland
Is this day for jubilee?
With this showing is it any won
der that so many Irish affairs ar
draped in black while the dirges .
up and prayers are offered for thos
starved souls?
Victoria, il she is not response
BILE for this, has been fifty years
figure head.
~ Beat.
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